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Personnel: Ray Charles (vocals, piano); Chris Isaak, George Michael, Idina Menzel, John Legend, Laura Pausini, Alicia Keys, Mary J. Blige, The Andraé Crouch Singers, Patti LaB...Read more
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Another Great Ray Charles CD
I have been a Ray Charles fan for more than 40 years. This CD--in which Ray Charles sings duets with a number of other stars--is just great! He sings together with some other ...Read more
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I bought this CD becaues Alicia Keys is on it. I am happy the the rest of the CD also. Ray Charles was a blessed artist. Read more

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UPC:081227318529
Artist:Ray Charles
Format:CD
Release Year:2005
Record Label:Atlantic
Genre:R&B, Soul

Track Listing
1. All I Want to Do
2. You Are My Sunshine
3. It All Goes by So Fast
4. You Were There
5. Imagine
6. Compared to What
7. Big Bad Love
8. I Will Be There
9. Blame It on the Sun
10. Touch
11. Shout
12. Surrender to Love
13. Busted
14. America the Beautiful

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Producer:Ray Charles, Steve Tyrell, Jerry Hey, Phil Ramone, Paul Breslin, Narada Michael Walden, Erwan LeMarcHadour
Distributor:WEA (Distributor)
Recording Type:Mixed
Recording Mode:Stereo
SPAR Code:n/a

Album Notes
Personnel: Ray Charles (vocals, piano); Chris Isaak, George Michael, Idina Menzel, John Legend, Laura Pausini, Alicia Keys, Mary J. Blige, The Andraé Crouch Singers, Patti LaBelle, Angie Stone, Ruben Studdard, Willie Nelson, Gladys Knight, Diana Ross, Leela James (vocals); Rodney "Cortada" Alejandro, Darin "Zone" McKinney, Jamshied Sharifi, Aaron Zigman (programming).Audio Mixers: David Frazer; David Schober; Frank Filipetti.Liner Note Author: James Austin.Photographers: Michele Venturi; Jamal Countess; Howard Moorehead; Lester Cohen.Arrangers: Jamshied Sharifi; Mike Post; Narada Michael Walden; Steve Tyrell ; Charles Calello.Following the runaway success of Ray Charles's final studio album, 2004's GENIUS LOVES COMPANY, Rhino Records opted to release another disc of his duet recordings. GENIUS & FRIENDS, which draws Charles's contributions from a set of 1998 studio sessions, was reportedly planned by the beloved performer before his death, and features an impressive roster of vocalists, from Gladys Knight to Chris Isaak to John Legend. Highlights include stirring takes on "You Are My Sunshine" (with Isaak), "Compared to What" (with Leela James), "All I Want to Do" (with Angie Stone), and "I Will Be There" (with Broadway star Idina Menzel). Although posthumous records can be scattershot affairs, the care taken in presenting GENIUS & FRIENDS makes it a worthy addition to Charles's remarkable legacy.

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Genius & Friends [Digipak] by Ray Charles (CD, Sep-2005, Atlantic)
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Another Great Ray Charles CD

Created: 07/09/10
I have been a Ray Charles fan for more than 40 years. This CD--in which Ray Charles sings duets with a number of other stars--is just great! He sings together with some other favorite singers of mine--Gladys Knight, Diana Ross,
Willie Nelson, Idina Menzell--and this makes it twice as good.
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I Love Music

Created: 02/06/06
I bought this CD becaues Alicia Keys is on it. I am happy the the rest of the CD also. Ray Charles was a blessed artist.
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Created: 07/12/10
CD LIKE THE DUETS AND THE SINGERS. I LIKE THE (DIGIPAK) AND ALL THAT IT INTELED.
CD IS IN TOP SHAPE AND CRISP CLEAR WHEN PLAYED. THE DESIGN OF THE COVER IS GREAT. RAY CHARLES PICK THE PERFECT ARTIST TO SING WITH HIM BEFORE HE DIED. I WAS NOT AWARE OF THIS CD UNTIL A FRIEND SPOKE ABOUT IT. I SURFED EBAY AND FOUND IT AND WON THE BID AND WAS HAPPY WITH PRICE I PAID.
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Genius & Friends

Created: 08/11/10
This is a beautiful collection of songs and singers to a tribute to a great artist "Mr. Ray Charles" a true king of the arts.


Kenneth
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